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No respite in sight for JSPL

Lack of offtake agreement puts pressure on power segment; lower realisations take toll on steel biz

Sunanda K Datta-Ray: Common sense over playing to the gallery

Judicial authority stretched too far may result in court rulings treated with greater disregard

T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan: What about some sagacity, Mr Modi?

Post demonetisation there is no or less cash, which means less buying. Less buying means less selling. Less selling means less producing. Less producing means more sacking

J Jagannath: Linguistics and philosophy

Villeneuve is like the alternative Spielberg we never knew we needed

Alok Chandra: A wine tasting

Tasting wine is more complex than drinking wine

Mitali Saran: Closet economist

As the year-end draws near, I demonetise my wardrobe

Demonetisation and cashless India: After one month, the halo is fading

Potential gains of demonetisation are not worth even one dead body. Even the courts do not hang people for holding black money

Why are Tamils impulsive hero worshippers?

Film stars achieve such cult status and go on to become political masters because Tamils burdened with decades of poverty look at cine actors to feel good about their own miserable existence

Devangshu Datta: There's some hope for banking sector

The latest data suggests that a very large proportion of the denotified currency will be deposited back into the banking system

Devangshu Datta: Big rate cut could push up Nifty

There is strong consensus that there will be a rate cut and that has probably had a somewhat bullish impact

Nilanjana S Roy: Books of the Year

Some of the pleasure of a Books of the Year list is felt by the reader, but only some

The mystery behind Tata Trusts

The Tata Trusts are governed by their trust deeds and the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act and have a unique position

Devangshu Datta: Oil price rise could impact transport sector

It will also hurt refiners, retail marketers and oil producers

Shakya Mitra: Australia staring at a new low

In the 140 years since they first started playing Test cricket, Australia have never been whitewashed in a home series involving three tests or more

Ashish Sharma: The world of video calls

Screen blackouts, I later learn, are clever tricks rather than bugs to tantalise you into paying for 'undisturbed' streaming

Kishore Singh: Staunchly 'Indian'

When V Ramesh returns next month with an exhibition in New Delhi, the question that comes to mind is how to read his recent works

Veenu Sandhu: Nationalism in spirit, not rituals

The country's top court choosing to reduce nationalism to performing a ritual compulsorily does not augur well for democracy

Don't bottom fish in real estate, construction stocks

Real estate and construction industry are, taken together, the largest employment generators, outside agriculture

Mihir S Sharma: Harry Potter and the unexpected return

J K Rowling's creation is again at the forefront of the public imagination, more than a decade after the last book was released, is different

Is 'note ban' Modi's 'Mandal' moment, or is he more likely to meet Indira Gandhi's fate?

Modi's strategy has been somewhat similar to that of Indira Gandhi's - a mix of nationalism and anti-rich discourse